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A Clear Forest Pool

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A man (Adam) with a short beard, dressed for hiking, using hiking poles to cross a shallow but wide rocky stream in a forest. The picture is taken enough distance that the width of the stream can be appreciated, and a wall of trees is behind him.

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When it Rains

Quoted from this talk on the legend of Aṅgulimāla, from the Wild Heart Meditation Center’s Spring Retreat, the speaker quoting their teacher:

When it rains
Before I can get to the sound of the rain
I have to walk through sounds of war
I have to walk through the screams of young men dying
I have to walk through the visions of tree lines up in napalm
I have to listen to the screams of 17-year-old boys crying, for their fathers, for their girlfriends, for their mothers
Before I can get to a place that is just rain.

The talk, overall, is an exploration of forgiveness, redemption and compassion.

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